What We Know About Climate Change

The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere--most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. MIT atmospheric scientist, Kerry Emanuel--a political conservative--outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged.

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“Emanuel’s words are measured and authoritative. His book should help reduce the huge gap between what is understood by the scientific community and what is known by the people who need to know, the public and policymakers.” James Hansen , NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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Books are a classic instrument of learning and in this important book, you will discover why climate change is more than just a theory.